behind bars, who could be connected to his beating coming up. >> the reward increases in the search for a suspect in the killing of a berkeley man. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is now saying no more to disruptive protest like the one that followed the officer-involved shooting. i'm christie smith. that story coming up in a live report. >> and a live look outside this morning. how cool? we'll check win christina. >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. it's 6:00 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. as promised time to check in with christina loren. she's got a look at our forecast. >> good morning to you, laura.

a cloudy start will make way to a pretty nice afternoon. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds, onshore flow firmly in control of our weather pattern, at least for the next few days. there is a warm-up on the way. the warmer numbers coming up. 6:01, this is when it starts to get busy out there, mike. >> you don't have to tell folks in the north bay. i want to point out the speed sensors and from highway 37 out of novato through san travel. we're showing a couple of minutes honger. but it's not due to fog. a live look show its you we're not dealing with that. but i'll show you where there is showing even as we speck. >> thank you, mike. and thing development in case of bryan stow. police have only identified one suspect but now the suspect's girlfriend is behind bars. marla tellez joins us live at san francisco general hospital with the latest twis in this

saga. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. it has almost been four months since bryan stow was badly beaten outside dodger stadium. he has been here at sf general hospital. the search for the suspects has hit high and lowsment now this is a new development is the main suspect in stow's beating we know is giovanni ramirez. well, it's miss girlfriend who has been arrested. 26-year-old denise pleaded not guilty charges of possession and trafficking of meth and possessing a dangerous weapon. how this relates to the stow case, how this is relative, los angeles police say denise is a person of interest and in stow's beating. up until her arrest they could not find her. i learned she was arrested

saturday and held in lieu of bail. the lapd considers ramirez the primary suspect in the march 31st beat at donler stadium that left stow with severe brain injuries. ramirez has not been formally charged. he is serving a 10-month sentence. that's for parole violation. his family keeps the public updated on the site, and the latest entry was made yesterday so it's very up to date. his family says he is in serious condition at san francisco general. he's in the ic unit. they say he is showing remarkable signs of progress. on monday the nurse told his parents she went to take his temperature. he opened his mouth so he knows what's going on. his family says, quote, the movement wasn't huge but the meaning was.

laura, coming up i'm going to tell you about a fund-raiser happening tomorrow to support bryan stow. >> that is huge. it's great to hear that. thank you very much. it's 6:03. unsolved workly homicide is giving a boost. the chilean government has added several thousand dollars to the $20,000 reward to find the killers of bravo, a chilean citizen shot and killed during an early morning robbery in september 2010. it was his 35th birthday. he moved to the city who was a graduate. they are described as two african-american males who left in a dark older suv. >> the teen accused of filling an infant says he is not guilty. fabbian entered the me in front of a judge of isaac.

he is suspected of shooting. police think he mistook the family as a rival gang that attacked him. we hill be back to set a hearing date. >> a man will not face the den penalty made at hearing yesterday. a judge has suspended the criminal proceedings until a psychologist can term if he is mentally competent to stand trial for murder. investigators think that wu killed two people because his shop was, he thought, sealing his business. we may learn more about the fatal officer-involved shooting. christie smith joins us live where the board will give a report on the shooting that happened at the civic center station. >> good morning. i checked b.a.r.t.'s website.

the general report on this fatal officer involved shooting is on top of the agenda. i have calls in to part's speak concern but this comes as four separate entee ties whether they acted appropriately in the shooting of charles hill. b.a.r.t.'s chief says that hill, a transient, came after two b.a.r.t. police officers with knives and a los battle and this set off a protest on monday. where at least 75 people delayed the evening commute. bart had to stut the station down temporarily. this is the same groom following the death of oscar grant in 2001999. they want bart police disbanded. b.a.r.t. police didn't arrest anyone on monday but bard is saying they won't take it.

zero tolerance for protests that go on. what bart plans to do is unclear. they are not releasinging details, that protesters could adjust their plans. that is at 9:00 near lake merit. live in oakland, today in the bay. >> thank you. the fight between dog lover and oak pand continues as they haggle for a new dag park. dog owners snapping at each other last night. the issue is some of them want to put a dog park where the city's old police horse stables stand. others think it should be in a more accessible location mainly at the corner of lake sher and mcarthur. that has been in the work for 10 years. >> the work in a park would take up 24% of the existing field at the park. that would leave more than an acre for soccer games and other

sports. >> last night's meeting, in the end the vote was tied so no final decision. campers looking to get out may want to be more careful about washing hands. a high ris hit outside of yosemite. the parks and rec department they say 11 people reported symptoms like vomiting and nausea. a extensive cleaning is under way. dough don't know what that is but they suspect it is norovirus. 6:08. cooler out there. i'm enjoying the cooler temperatures. >> i think everybody-lives inland really is. but of course i don't want to get all folksy and quote hemingway but i will. the longest winter i ever spent was a summer in san francisco. >> you know what, i'm sorry.

i was corrected by a producer. let's not mix that up. high pressure in control of our weather pattern as we head through the end of this week into next week. that means we're going to warm up each day through next week. we've got this warm-up on the way but it's going to take time for that cool air to mix out. so what that means for us, areas of thick fog. we haven't had reports of drizzle yet. we'll let you know. we are noticing a pretty deep marine layer but it's not sunshining inhand. throughout this afternoon as a result the sun will come out early. a lies day. the sunshine will come through. i have future cast ready to go. you're watching out the ac and taking a break on the bill. we'll see a little bit warmer days each day through next

wednesday. our temperatures sky rocket. there is this strong ridge in the eastern pacific that's going to make for warm days to the 90s quickly in the warmers spots. 56 in san jose. you're on the way to 71 in fremont, 6ly in oakland. so enjoy this cool down. we have much warmer weather on the way as of next week. let's find out about your drive. >> getting a break from that. but you need patience you head southbound. emergency construction because of a big sinkhole reported in the roytds affecting the slow lane of 8 twefrn 7280 down to alma avenue. closing the off ramp, we're following the progress there. we do have the construction zone marked so expect slowing.

maybe north bound. we have the chopper heading to the scene as they travel out of yoon union city. a smooth drive, nimitz no major problems. then we'll get also the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights. the view much different than yesterday so drizzle not so much of a problem. >> there you go. good advice. still to come on today in the bay, ipods eliminated. the need to carry cds around. now you might not have to any more. scott is going to sort it out coming up. >> i'm bob redell. why high speed rail could be zipping to san jose earlier than expected. >> a live look of the embarcadero this morning. love the cooler days.

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>> welcome back. a nice look outside at the golden gate bridge with. traffic appears to be moving pretty smoothly out there. at least you can see the towers this morning. we've had trouble in the past few days with all of the fog affecting the bay area. 6:14. california's proposed high speed trains could make their first stop in the heart of the silicon valley. bob is live at the caltrains station with the latest. >> good morning. san jose was not part of the initial plans for high speed rail. initially high speed rail would be in the central valley and then eventually at a hater date expand out to the major population centers.

there has been criticism over the decision to build the first leg earning the nickname train to nowhere. in a few hours the train authority will reconsider that decision. when the board meets they will talk about extending the first leg to include much larger population centers. three routes under consideration are san jose to bakersfield, merced to palmdale, merced to san fernando valley, those last two routes would be taking the train closer to the l.a. basin. if they choose the san jose route getting to san jose from bakersfield five stops. and then bakersfield, that would be a trip that would take under two hours top speeds of 220 miles an hour. high speed rail would not only connect to silicon valley but to san francisco and sacramento. don't forget you have caltrain which travels to the city and

amtrak's capital corridor which ends in sacramento. a decision on which route won't be made until next year. the board needs to consider which segment would give them the most bang for their buck. the overall plan for high speed rail in california is 800-mile route, a system that would connect northern california to southern california, san francisco to l.a., top speeds 220 miles an hour. very expensive right now, estimated to cost in the neighborhood of $43 billion. only a fraction of that money is secured. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, today in the bay. >> will it happen in our lifetime. we'll see. a new report is out on smoking in california. california department of public health says the smoking rate has dropped across the board. according to the new figures california's adult smoking rate reached an all-time low.

teen smoking rates have declined. officials estimate one million lives and $86 billion in health care costs have been saves since tobacco control efforts startsed. >> 6:17. i want to check the forecast with christina loren. >> good morning to you. taking a live look, what a difference a day makes. good morning to you bay area. we've got a really nice day on tap f. you enjoyed what we had for you, more of the same today. let's take a hook at your visibilities. a great deal of improvement. you can see for ten miles up to the peninsula and even the norbert bay we're hooking really, really good. low pressure is in control of our pattern. as we head through the next couple of days, on shore flow firmly in control that's going to create a foggy start. about half as much cloud cover as we started without yesterday

morning, that's going to be easier to break through so this is what we're looking at through the next few days. high pressure in the eastern pacific starts to nudge closer to the bay area. as a result we're going to warm up each and every day, all the way through next week, in fact, all the way through next wednesday and then our temperatures really start to ramp up wednesday, thursday, friday. we're talking about 90s, maybe triple digits back in the bay. enjoy this cool break. things are going to change next week. 57 in concord, 56 in livermore. waking up in the city or headed to the city, still mostly cloudy, but you'll see a few breaks of sunshine at that time. by 4:00, 63 degrees. 3 or 4 degrees warmer as a result of less cloud cover. this is what we're looking at. the south bay, 73 for you and gilroy, 70 in san jose and here is the seven-day outlook.

each and every day throughout next wednesday, we tack on one to three degrees so it's going to get warmer, feeling better, you can as much our world championship giants, here on nbc bay area. >> 6:19. regents talk about making it more expensive to go to school. what it could mean for grad students. >> could be cheaper to listen to music. >> and we're heading to one of the busiest places in the bay area. a smooth drive. i do also have a mote if you man on heading t hhe tappiest place for earth.he

>> good wednesday morning. taking a live look outside. wind's picking up billowing there. a little cloud cover but overall pretty nice across the bay area. 6:22 now. let's see if the traffic department cooperating as well. checking in with mike. >> good morning. we have a pretty consistent build for highway 4 in antioch, and really, bay point and pittsburg are holding. lighter volume looking like it's hitting the roads now. compared to this time yesterday. 18-minute drive from livermore. the heart of livermore showing the slowdown in pleasanton. out of the altamont pass above 50. getting closer to the bay

bridge, and no major slowing though the metering lights are turned on and the live look shows you the build in the fast track lanes sass the typical schedule. we're going to get a look from the chopper over the sinkhole. the slow lane from 280 down to alma avenue including the alma avenue off ramp. they have a lot of gravel in there. they have to have inspectors come out and engineer to let us know how long that's going to last. the note about 405, the closing in l.a., so keep that in mind. i'll put a link on our facebook page. back to you. >> i want my sister to head here so it is delaying her trip. 6:23. ground breaking will begin later on a project to provide relief for drivers commuting through novato. caltrans will begin the work on the marin sonoma project. it will add from 137 to

atthey'reton avenue and on 101 from novato creek to highway 37. caltrans says the project will improv 101 between novato and petaluma. a nurse is starting a fund-raiser to help needy children. sue is starting her buck for a bike program. she wants to raise money to get bicycles for needy kids. the goal is to get at least $1 from every person in santa clara county to build up that bicycle fund. 6:24 now. any song any time for free. scott, that sounds great. >> it does. it's here. spotify will play pretty much any track you can think of any time for free. if you pay a couple of bucks you get unlimited listening. this is probably what you see a place to enter your e-mail so you can be insighted in. they try to control the number

of people who join. it's super popular spotify is in music. music lovers have been waiting for a long time to hear music here in america. hey, a developing threat to apple and itunes. a few years ago the only way to carry music was to download it. you had to carry the bits around on a hard drive. now that everything is so connected you can listen to live streams with droids and all kinds of devices buying and downloading music kind of old fashioned. you know who is not angry at netflix? money makers, shareholders. they bit, up nearly 3%fulling news netflix would hike rates. customers not so amused. also you won't be able to get "saturday night live." you'll be able to find them on hulu. netflix was able to reach agreement on some shows.

nbc's going to pull back the new snl's. >> 6:25 now. still to come on "today in the bay" b.a.r.t. is looking to proveent protest like the one earlier this week. we have a report. and arrest in las vegas could help police looking into the beating of giants fan bryan stow. in the meantime, taking a live look outside from the east bay this morning. 880 in oak hand. about the time traffic picks up. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie?

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no more. we'll explain coming up in a live report. >> reporter: an arrest by las vegas police could help the lapd in the bryan stow case. i'm marla tellez. i'm going to explain this newest development. >> and we're still keeping tabs on a sinkhole that opened up on the roadway 87 at alma, southbound. it's affecting that commute. we'll check in with mike inouye for that and the rest of the commute across the bay area. it's thursday, june 14, "today in the bay." >> good thursday morning to you. thanks for joining us. quickly coming upon 6:30 this morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. time to check in with meteorologist christina loren with our forecast. >> good morning to you. we've got a really nice day if you're waking up with us inland. if you're waking up with us near the coast a dreary start but the big story in the weather department is high pressure

making for warmer days ahead. i've got your full forecast coming up in moments. 6:29. let's check your drive with mike. >> i have unpleasant news, more than the slowing in antioch. it's not really that good at all for this person involved. a motorcycle accident reported. it doesn't sound like the driver has serious injuries about thut will be a major distraction in the commute direction making things worse there. a little better for bay point and pittsburgh. going to the bay bridge there is a slow down. the metering lights are on. and of course i'll give you know coming up but right now the chopper shows you the progress and the continuation of that. i'll give you the updates on 87 and how it shapes up. >> a new twist in the case of bryan stow. we've learned this morning that police arrested the girlfriend of giovanni ramirez. he's the only named suspect in the case at this point. today in the bay's marla tellez

joins us live with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. bryan stow has been here at sf general for almost two months. he arrived from l.a. back on may 16. his current condition remains serious, still in the ic unit. today another one, the newest development ramirez, the main suspect who is serving a 10-month prison sentence for a parole violation, ramirez's girlfriend has been arrested by the las vegas metro police department. 26-year-old denise pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of possession and trafficking of meth and possessing a dangerous weapon. los angeles police say denise is a person of interest in the stow beating but up until her arrest on saturday they could not find her. she is locked up in the clark

county detention center. the lapd considers ramirez the primary suspect in the march they 1 beating on opening day that left stow in a coma with severe brain injury. he has not been formally charged for stow's beating as i mentioned the 31-year-old is behind bars right now for a parole violation. since that beating there has been an overwhelming outpouring of support for stow and it continues, tomorrow at a fund-raiser in san francisco, this one is hosted by kfox, held at the ramp, it's a watering hole in mission bay. you can stop by for a drink or how about a chance too rin free concert circuits. this is 3:00 the 7:00 tomorrow at the ramp. all proceeds going to the bryan

stow fund. bine has got son many ris ters. one this week is giants pitcher jeremy affeldt. >> so nice they continue their support. thank you. investigators are trying to identify the body of a man found next to a golf course. a fisherman discovered the body floating on the water next to the course near capital expressway in san jose yesterday. special crews trained for water rescue tried to recover the body. because the scene is at a heavily wooded trail crews had to hike to the area. the coroner will take a few days to perform an autopsy. >> this afternoon a decision in the devastating pit bull mauling case that left a toddler dead and his grandfather in jail. today, a judge will decide if he will spend 53-year-old steven to trial. the of his pit bulls mauled his step grandson when the toddler

wandered out where the dogs were kept. the d.a. wants to charge with second-degree murder because he says he knew the dogs were dangerous. we were the first to interview him. >> we may learn more about the fatal officer-involved shooting on a b.a.r.t. platform. christie smith is live in oakland where the board of directors will meet to give a report on the shooting at the civic center station. good morning. >> reporter: the general manager's report is very high on the agenda. we got in touch with the spokesman. he didn't say much what was in the report but in addition to the investigation one of their priorities is making sure that passenger get safely from point a to point bf there are future protests like the one that

followed the shooting of charles hill on july 3 at civic center b.a.r.t. station. the police chief says the 45-year-old came after officers with knives and a bottle, four separate entities are investigating to see if bart police acted appropriately. nearly 100 protesters filled the same station, blocking doors and causing delays. this is the same group that formed after the bart shooting of oscar grant. police didn't arrest any one but they are not going to stand for it. zero tolerance for disruptive protests that go on. they stop short of saying what they are going to do. they don't want protesters to adjust their plans. the meeting at 9 chock on 20th street here in oak hand. christie smith, today in the

bay. >> it's 6:35. the uc board of regeepts meeting is in san flan. they are expected to approve a plan to raise tuition 9.6% above the previously approved 8% increase slated to happen this fall. that means undergraduate students would see more than $1,000 a year increase not including room, board or campus fees. official say they need to hike tuition to offstet $650 loss they had in funding. the move on the heels of the 12% hike that happened earlier. no hike in the temperatures. right, christina loren? >> oh, no. it's going to be another cool day. especially inhand. what a beautiful day even the east bay. our weather will stay nice and comfortable, our weather headline this is morning show you we're going to see a little

thick fog and we are going to see a little drizzle in spots though we haven't had reports of that. so what that means for us is thick fog will continue tomorrow as well. low pressure is in control. that will be the last day, then that marine layer will push back as high pressure moves in. all the way through next wednesday. once high pressure starts to build in we could see dridges as early as next friday. it's going to build in rapidly. it's a strong ridge of high pressure. almost a week out. this is what we expect throughout the day today. mostly clear, the 70s, use that fan just about everywhere across the bay area. temps climb. i'll show that in moments. 56 degrees. 53 degrees in gilroy. i think we'll start to see the clouds break part and the sunshine who the city of san

francisco. 58, mild at that time. you'll probably need a jacket. later on today. we'll see a wfrp factor. the temperature of 63 will feel more like the upper 50s in san francisco. it's going to be a really cool day in the city. 70 in san jose and 73 degrees in gilroy. you can't beat these numbers this time of year. the next couple days there it is the gradual warm-up back to the 80s by monday. by wednesday, getting tosi. i've got more information on the fog and when we're expecting to start to get thick around here. let's check the drive with mike. >> good morning. we'll take to you the tri-valley, livermore specifically, a very nice drive now. it's a 20 minute drive and you see this yellow. that's in the 50s, averaging toward 40s and that's great news for tri-valley. sunol, not showing major

showing. smooth through the south bay, the northbound routes marked with the speed sensors. i'm circling the zone south of 280 because that's where the sinkhole repair is going on. choppers in the area are having to reposition. they can't get a good shot of the construction so we'll ta with this and show you that the southbound side -- there they are, opposite the main commute. the schedule for the slowing and the alma off ramp is scheduled through noon. if it lasts into the afternoon it will affect the evening commute. i'll give you updates and tweet out major changes. >> which will be perfect. thank you. it's 6:39. a man accused of stealing a picasso in san francisco may have a taste for the finer things in life. and the number of foreclosures drops but is it for the right reason. and a live look outside. a beautiful bay area. don't you love it here.

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>> a new report released overnight says foreclosures dropped across the country. could be happening for the wrong reason. kristen dahlgren live in washington to tell us more.

good morning. >> hey, good morning, laura. foreclosures falling sounds good, but not so fast. here's what's going on. there were nearly 1.2 million foreclosures filed in the u.s. in the first six months of this year. that's down about 29% from last year, 263,500 were in california, but those numbers can be deceiving when you look at them compared to last year. here's what's going on. banks and lenders are putting off the foreclosure process but some of the banks looking at the glut of homes on the market at such depressed values, and frankly, they don't want to take on more homes at this point that they are going to have to unload for such a cheap price, so a little bit of good news for people who may get to stay in their homes longer or may have a little longer to make good, but here's the issue. about a million foreclosure notices that should have been

filed this year are likely getting pushed off to next year and that could extend the housing slump as those homes then come on the market, some experts say it may not be until 2015, 2016, when those are cleared off. not the greatest news there. >> no kidding. a problem we could see for a while. it's 6:44. a somber birthday celebration for a cal grad still behind bars in iran, more than 700 days after his arrest. shane bauer turned 29 yesterday in iran where he remains in prison with his friend josh fattal. last night love ones gathered for a birthday celebration of sorts in san francisco. iranian soldiers arrested shourd and the two men along the border accusing them of spying. shourd was released in september, she hasn't seen bauer since. >> we're hoping that this is going to be the end of our nightmare and that shane and josh will come home.

we don't feel we can be more devastated than we are but on days like this it brings it home. >> the two are scheduled for a hearing july 31, two years after they were arrested. >> the suspected picasso thief might have a history of taking high-priced items that don't belong to him. mark lugo held in jail waiting to enter a plea on charges he walked into an art gallery and walked out with a picasso sketch. the jersey journal of new jersey says that theft is not lugo's first. he is apparently wanted on charges he stole three bottles of wine from a wine store back in april worth about $6,000. lugo did not appear at his court date. police didn't know where to find him until he popped up here in the bay area. >> all right. something you better hope no one steals. brian wilson's look from the espy awards. have you seen it? he showed up in this.

spandex tuxedo. peach bow tie, white gloves and a cane. remember, this is a professional athlete at the awards show and probably don't try this at your next formal event. i don't know if the he should have tried it even though he is brian wilson. in san diego, the first of four games, they play in san diego this week. we'll air friday's game here on nbc bay area. everything starts at 7:00 p.m. he is certainly not lacking confidence. u.s. women are headed to the soccer world cup final. abby led the team to victory. the final 3-1. that win means the u.s. women headed to their first women's cup final since 1999. they play japan on friday. >> the television drama "mad men" captured emmy nominations.

just behind t drama "boardwalk empire" with 18 nominations and "modern family." "30 rock" also for best comedy and fright my lights in the mix for best drama. the presentations take place on september 18. >> 6:47 now. always an award winning forecast with christina loren. >> good morning to you. it's all in the way you look at it. there is a silver lining. this morning we're seeing some great improvement from where we were this time yesterday. we've got that cloud bank pushing in. we'll be mostly cloudy to start you out in the city of san francisco. but it's not as thick as it was yesterday. that's good news because that means we're going the to see the sun shine through earlier and a little warmer. on shore flow is in control. we've got low pressure situated just to the north and the pacific northwest and another system on its heels. we're going to have to wait for this ridge of high pressure to

build in but look at how strong it is. clouds arcing up and around that really strong ridge of high pressure. this is going to bring temperatures up in the 90s at the end of next week, even triple digits. so we're going to transition from the mild, mild weather to hot weather very quickly. that's what the big weather story is. this morning, clear in south bay, san jose, 53 in gilroy and 56 in livermore. i think that won't push inland so we'll see clouds at times intervals of cloudy skies and as a result might not be as warm in some spots today but you're going to be warmer in san francisco. 62 degrees. i bumped you up. 71 in fremont. and 70 in san jose. i did knock san jose down because we started out so cold. temperatures even in the upper 40s in spots. looking good, 71 degrees, keep that ac off all the way probably

through sunday. you might be turning it back on tuesday, wednesday, and into next weekend when temperatures ramp up. give it a break and enjoy this cooler weather. >> we'll enjoy what we have while we have it. one celebrity seems to be backing out of a marine's invite. another gets a star invitation. the switcher-roo details coming up. >> reporter: some of the fastest trains could be zipping their way here to san jose. a little earlier than expected. we'll tell you why coming up. >> borders books, we are going to miss you. the latest on that hong saga coming up. >> we miss them already. they left a few months ago from my area. livermore, it's okay, you see this, i'll show you where elsewi we have that build ts thursday morning.hi

>> new this morning. breaking news we're following. right now police are investigating the discovery of a burned body in north oakland. they got the call around 4:30 this morning. the investigation is taking place right now near ivan who and shabo. we have a chopper in the air a. we'll have more information as soon as it becomes available to us. >> 6:52. time to check the morning commute with mike. >> good morning. we'll show you the 22-minute drive to the bay bridge. the backup is there. i was going to talk about that but i have now coming in from the news desk an accident in the city, oak and octavia, not far from hayes, involving a semi and a pedestrian. it sounds like a traffic congestion through the area. we're concerned about that pedestrian as well so i'll follow that and bring you updates as they affect your

commute. we'll get a look at the bay bridge which has the backup. you might imagine but look at the 880 overcrossing is okay. lighter on the maze approaching. that's great for the morning commute especially compared to yesterday. sunol, 680 south out of pleasanton, we see the slowing. the livermore holds up with 22 minutes out of the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. you can't make it out but in the middle there is under that overpass the construction crews there, the slow lane is blocked in the southbound side of 87 because of the sinkhole. scheduled for closure and the alma avenue off ramp until at least noon. that could bleed into the evening commute which could be heavily affected. back to you. >> the heart of silicon valley battling los angeles to see who will be the first destination of california's bullet trains. bob is live at san jose's train station with an update. good morning. we can't hear you, bob. check your mike.

we're going to work that out. we can't hear him. they are deciding if it's going north or south. we needed to turn it on or off. coming up in a bit. >> actress mila kunis isn't going to the marine corps ball. on monday she had accepted a marine's invitation he posted on yup. but now she has to back out. she says she has two movies she's working on around the same time as the ball. the marine corps ball might not be celebrity-free. a female marine has called out justin timberlake. she posted her own video asking timberlake to the ball. timberlake is supposedly the one that encouraged mila to accept the original invitation so let's see if he makes it. brings his dance moves to the ball. >> a michigan woman suing a man after their facebook-sparked romance fizzled.

the single mother says they met through mafia wars and when the romance blossomed over the course of six months she bought a plane ticket to see him and he sent her a message saying he met someone else and posted nasty comments about her. her suit claims misrepresentation, defamation of character and other charges. she wants $8,000 in damages for the gifts that she bought for him. figure out how a court will settle that. 6:55. the days of borders books appears over. scott mcgrew joins us. >> new information this morning, most stores already gone t chain plans to close stores in milpitas and pleasant hill. word the remaining stores in san francisco, palo alto and sunnyvale are probably doomed. the company was considering selling the chain but decided the fellow to whom they would sell it would probably liquily

date. you remember willow gaj, the robot was our gadget freeway. the robot is taking part in an experiment with a man helping-imwith every day tasks like scratching. look at that. scratching his face. and shaving as well. i posted this video. it's really inspiring to willow street made to our facebook morning page. it's neat to see that technology in action. >> nbc bay area morning. we'll look forward to that. i want to check in with scott, not scott, bob redell. we're talking about silicon valley battling l.a. to see who is the first destination of the bullet trains in california. he's live at san jose. i can hear you. >> yeah, good morning. you know, san jose wasn't supposed to be part of the first phase of high speed rail initially. it was supposed to be just in the central valley. then expand out at a later date to the major population centers. there has been a lot of

criticism over building the leg between merced and bakersfield, earning the nickname train to nowhere. in a few hours the high speed rail authority will begin to reconsider that decision, meet to talk about extending the first leg to include much larger population centers, three routes under consideration, san jose to bakersfield, merced to palmdale, or merced to san fernando valley. the last two legs would be taking the train closer to the l.a. basin. if they choose the san jose route you would have five stops to the central valley, gilroy, merced, fresno, kings, bakersfield, getting to the central in under two hours at speeds approaching 220 miles an hour. a decision not expected until next year. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> they have to earn a pretty pen tee make it ñihappen. we'll have breaking news we're following where a burned body was found this morning in north oakland. we'll have a local update for

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